Department for Exiting the European Union written question – answered at on 13 December 2018.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether EU agreement to lift the Northern Irish backstop would require unanimity among remaining EU member states.
The means by which the EU would establish its position in the Joint Committee is a matter for the EU and its internal processes. However, recent EU case law (Case C-244/17) suggests it would be done by means of a qualified majority vote in the Council.
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No0 people think not
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